Since I travel a lot as a consultant I try to use that time to catch up with the podcasts.My original plan was to keep dumping my money into the markets and in a year or 5 buy my first property when my nest egg is large enough for a down payment (typically 30% on an investor's mortage).

I can trade some interesting travel stories for REI experiences.  

Don't know if he will travel that far.

We didn't travel or do anything.

I had to travel there to build the relationships and find who I wanted to use.

I travel occasionally to the Philadelphia area and the Greenville / Spartanburg, SC area, so I would I am open to investing in those areas as well.

To date, I've hosted both non-smoking and smoking groups of travelers.

Travel to the US- walk into a bank with the documentation verifying your US entity and your ID - (also preferably with your PM or someone else who already has a relationship with the particular bank and can vouch for you) and it can be done.2.I have recently been informed that a US accounting firm- working from Israel can offer this service done long distance- but it can only be done at a bank in Nevada, and at a considerable cost  of $650- (still less than flying over yourself.)

I am currently traveling back and forth between the Greenville, SC area and the New York metro area and have no problem investing in either area.

Also activity is usually slow around the holidays with agents and everyone traveling for the holidays.